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Social Media and the Unethical Dissemination of Nonconsensual Pornography Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal Volume 43 Number 1 Winter 2021 Article 5 Winter 2021 A Post for Change: Social Media and the Unethical Dissemination of Nonconsensual Pornography Cecilia Grimaldi Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.uchastings.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal Part of the Communications Law Commons, Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Commons, and the Intellectual Property Law Commons Recommended Citation Cecilia Grimaldi, A Post for Change: Social Media and the Unethical Dissemination of Nonconsensual Pornography, 43 HASTINGS COMM. & ENT. L.J. 109 (2021). Available at: https://repository.uchastings.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol43/iss1/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal by an authorized editor of UC Hastings Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 2021 A POST FOR CHANGE 109 A Post for Change: Social Media and the Unethical Dissemination of Nonconsensual Pornography By CECILIA GRIMALDI* Introduction In today’s world, where instant gratification is king and the majority craves being shocked and awed, stories that exploit the personal endeavors and escapades of our peers and superiors reign supreme. Of particular interest are those relating to sex; whether it’s the kinks of a congressman, the intimacies of an idol, or the extramarital affair of a neighbor, people love the nitty-gritty and no one is safe from the dissemination of these exceedingly private details. This includes the distribution of intimate photos and videos taken with or without the consent of the individual depicted. Not all states have laws specifically targeting the distribution of these depictions known as nonconsensual pornography, or colloquially as “revenge porn.”1 At this time, forty-six states and the District of Columbia have laws targeting perpetrators or revenge porn, with laws in South Carolina, Massachusetts, and Wyoming currently pending.2 All states but Mississippi have some sort of revenge porn law, criminal or otherwise, for those affected.3 However, many of these laws are flawed, leaving victims with an illusion of protection when in fact they are vulnerable and exposed.4 With changes in the political climate and a push towards true protection of those victimized, the United States should, as a whole, criminalize revenge porn at the federal level. Revenge Porn in Everyday Life, Pop Culture, and Politics * Cecilia Grimaldi is a J.D. student at University of California, Hastings College of the Law who will be graduating in May 2021. She would like to thank Professor Mark D’Argenio for his guidance and feedback on this article. 1. Deborah C. England, Revenge Porn Laws in New Jersey, CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER, https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/revenge-porn-laws-new-jersey. htm (last visited Mar. 1, 2020). 2. Oscar Michelen, Attorney, Cuomo LLC, Representing a Revenge Porn Victim Webinar (Dec. 26, 2019); CYBER CIVIL RIGHTS INITIATIVE, https://www.cybercivil rights.org/revenge-porn-laws/ (last visited Mar. 7, 2020). 3. Id. 4. Michelen, supra note 2. 110 HASTINGS COMM/ENT L.J. 43:1 The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative is a nonprofit organization that serves thousands of victims of nonconsensual pornography.5 It defines revenge porn as “the distribution of sexually graphic images of individuals without their consent.”6 This includes images either consensually obtained within the context of an intimate or trusted relationship, or originally obtained without the consent of the depicted individual through things like hidden cameras, phone hacking, or the recording of a sexual assault.7 This breach of trust and violent invasion of privacy, often by vengeful ex-partners or opportunistic hackers, “transforms unwilling individuals into sexual entertainment for strangers” by allowing the world to view the victim in the most intimate and personal lights imaginable.8 Terrifyingly, these images and videos can almost immediately “dominate the first several pages of ‘hits’ on the victim’s name in a search engine, as well as [be] emailed or otherwise exhibited to the victim’s family, employers, co-workers, and peers.”9 This cyber sexual assault can cause “‘public degradation, social isolation, and professional humiliation for the victims,’” creating a “‘lasting digital stain. that is nearly impossible to fully erase.’”10 These effects can be devastating, especially because many people engage in victim blaming and question why someone would put themselves in such a compromising position in the first place.11 Needless to say, revenge porn can destroy relationships, ruin careers, and irreparably damage the psyche of the victim. The modern world’s salacious interest in sexuality and the ever-present camera glued to the palm of every hand has made revenge porn increasingly common. This coupled with the accessibility of social media and other internet platforms has made the destruction of another’s life as easy as clicking a button. Every day there are new instances of revenge porn.12 In Texas, a 19-year-old woman was blackmailed into having sex with three fifteen-year-olds after a former partner threatened to release an explicit video 5. CYBER CIVIL RIGHTS INITIATIVE, https://www.cybercivilrights.org/welcome/ (last visited Feb. 7, 2020). 6. CYBER CIVIL RIGHTS INITIATIVE, https://www.cybercivilrights.org/faqs/ (last visited Feb. 7, 2020). 7. Id. 8. Id. 9. Id. 10. State v. VanBuren, 214 A.3d 791, 795 (Vt. 2019) (citing Charlotte Alter, ‘It’s Like Having an Incurable Disease’: Inside the Fight Against Revenge Porn, TIME, (June 13, 2017), http://time.com/4811561/revenge-porn.). 11. Stephanie Thurrott, App Aims to End Revenge Porn, DOMESTIC SHELTERS, (Oct. 24, 2018), https://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/technology/app-aims-to-end-reve nge-porn. 12. Charlotte Alter, ‘It’s Like Having an Incurable Disease’: Inside the Fight Against Revenge Porn, TIME, (June 13, 2017), http://time.com/4811561/revenge-porn. 2021 A POST FOR CHANGE 111 of them.13 In Pennsylvania, a young adult had “strange men” coming to her door after her ex-boyfriend posted images along with her address and an invitation to “come hook up.”14 In Illinois, a school superintendent in her 50s was fired after her ex-husband sent an explicit video of her to the school board.15 In Florida, a college employee, Holly Jacobs, found her likeness posted on nearly 200 porn sites, forcing her to change her name and leading to a diagnosis of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.16 In the latter case, the victim “kept being rejected by police, the attorneys, [and] the FBI, because they kept saying there was nothing they could do.”17 This prompted her to start the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative and dedicate her time to helping others in similar situations.18 Pop culture is a notable hub for nonconsensual pornography. Not long ago, it changed the course of Paris Hilton’s career, and created Kim Kardashian’s. It made headlines when a hacker accessed the iCloud accounts of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and other celebrities, spreading their nude photos throughout the world in what some call “Celebgate”19; it aggravated an intensely acrimonious split and custody battle between Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna after he posted sexually charged images of her on his Instagram20; and it forced Bella Thorne to release her own nude pictures before a hacker could first in an attempt to regain control of her life.21 Clearly, revenge porn has a large role in celebrity smear campaigns. However, pop culture celebrities are not the only public figures who have been affected by this devastating practice. In October 2019, photos of former United States Democratic Representative Katie Hill were leaked to two media outlets without her consent.22 Hill believes her estranged husband 13. KHOU Staff, Katy teen charged with ‘revenge porn’, KHOU 11 (Feb. 20, 2017), https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/katy-teen-charged-with-revenge-porn/410219072. 14. Alter, supra note 12. 15. Jake Russell, Details emerge on superintendent’s firing, MORRIS HERALD NEWS, (June 6, 2012), https://www.morrisherald-news.com/2012/06/06/details-emerge-on-superin tendents-firing/ams7p02/. 16. Alter, supra note 12. 17. Id. 18. Id. 19. Hacker Who Helped Leak Photos of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton Pleads with Judge for Short Prison Sentence, THE BLAST, (June 10, 2019), https://theblast.com/c/jennifer- lawrence-kate-upton-hacker-sentencing. 20. Here Are Four Other Cases of Celebrity Revenge Porn, BET (July 5, 2017), https:// www.bet.com/style/2017/07/05/blac-chyna-rob-kardashian-revenge-porn.html. 21. Hollie Richardson, Bella Thorne has shared nude photos “to take power back” from her revenge porn hacker, STYLIST, https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/bella-thorne-nude-photos- on-twitter-after-hacker/273535, (last visited Mar. 15, 2020). 22. Aine Cain, Former Rep. Katie Hill says the wave of harassment she faced after alleged revenge porn leak left her contemplating suicide, BUSINESS INSIDER, (Dec. 7, 2019), https://www.businessinsider.com/katie-hill-fallout-revenge-porn-leak-2019-12. 112 HASTINGS COMM/ENT L.J. 43:1 actively leaked the photos, though he claims his computer was hacked.23 Among other private things, these photos depicted the nude congresswoman engaging in intimate activities with a female subordinate,24 a woman who reportedly was engaged in a “throuple” relationship with Hill and her husband.25 Tabloids easily distributed the images through social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter by using “features intended to boost engagement and help publishers drive traffic to their websites.”26 Hill was forced to resign following the leak.27 During her resignation address, she described the essence of the destruction caused by revenge porn: I’m leaving because of a misogynistic culture that gleefully consumed my naked pictures, capitalized on my sexuality and enabled my abusive ex to continue that abuse, this time with the entire country watching.
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